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Contributed by: Dusty Darrah on 3/21/2008

Normally, quilts donated by volunteers of Firehouse Quilts aren't created for or given to adults; their mission is making & donating snuggle quilts for children that have been involved in a traumatic event like a car wreck, fire in their home, \domestic violence, etc.

This is a special case.

Shortly after beginning his morning shift a few weeks ago, Sgt. Max Young of the Douglas County Sheriff's office was seriously injured in a head-on collision on south Santa Fe. He has been through more than one surgery since the accident to repair damage on his arm and leg and has recently been able to go home.

Firehouse Quilts received a special request from the CSV Association (Community Safety Volunteer) that works closely with the Douglas County Sheriff's office. Sgt. Young is a strong supporter of the CSV program and the help they offer the DouglasCounty deputies like himself. A comfort quilt would be the perfect way for the CSVs to show how much they care.

Soon, these quilting volunteers were on a mission; buying special colored fabric to match the uniform and working together to make this happen. This quilt has traveled all over the Littleton, Highlands Ranch and parts of Denver in its journey to be created especially for Sgt. Max Young. It has now come home to be with Sgt. Young while he is recuperating. This is a constant reminder of his friends in the CSV Association.

Don't miss the whole story! Go to the Highlands Ranch hub to see a ton of pictures as the story of this quilt progressed, all the way up to the delivery to Sgt. Young.

Please click here for the whole story: http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/Community/Community-happenings/Story~444151.aspx

For more information about Firehouse Quilts and how they help the children in our community, www.firehousequilts.org . Be sure to come support their annual fund raiser, a quilt show & contest open to the public, at the Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch. It will be July 18 & 19, 2008. More details are on their website.

If you'd like to help make snuggle quilts for children that have been in traumatic events, Sew Days are the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month at Northridge Rec Center, 8801 S Broadway, Highlands Ranch. (times are on their website at the bottom of the homepage) Contact Dusty at firehousequilts@qwest.net for more details.

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